In October, 2004, the Electronics Technology Associate Degree and Electronics Engineering Technology Bachelor Degree programs were merged into one department under the guidance and supervision of Vin Scotto as Chairperson and Frank Sisto as Associate Chair. With the technical expertise and tireless effort of Associate Professor Michael Recorvitz playing a key role in developing the new courses, a program has emerged that has the faculty and students really excited. The restructure stresses a more comprehensive flow of material from the college"s associate to bachelor degree program and course offerings which emphasize the wide range of skills that are now required in today"s job market.
Some of the new course offerings to
the AS-EET program include:

* Surface Mount Technology and Devices (SMT)
* Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC"s)
* Robotic Control Systems
* Data Acquisition, Sensors and Computer Control
* Printed Circuit Board Design and
Fabrication
* Digital and Microprocessor Control
* Telecommunications and Fiber Optics
* Constructing projects that reflect the skills
and technologies needed in industry. Some of the new course offerings to
the BS-EET program include:
* Design of Digital Logic with Altera PLD"s
* LabView for Data Acquisition
* Microcontroller Coding with C++
* PLC System Control
* Integration of Hardware and Software
for I/O interfacing
* Senior projects oriented toward
product design.

    Graduates from both associate and bachelor programs have enjoyed career growth as development and service technicians, development and service engineers, quality control technicians and engineers.

Environmental Science Course Now Available As Elective
A new course is now available as an elective to all students at New England Institute of Technology, starting with the current winter quarter. The course is called Environmental Science (SCI 110), and the course will have no prerequisites.
While this course does cover scientific concepts it will not be in the traditional lecture and test format. The course will mainly focus on one's interaction with his/her environment. It will cover current issues like global warming, human population growth, and pollution. Anyone interested in how we are impacting the global environment, and how development and population growth will affect the future should consider taking this course. Students selecting this course will be required to do some reading, watch in-class video segments, and participate in classroom discussions. There will also be a required short paper due as part of a research assignment.
Anyone with questions about this new offering can contact John Burger of the Math/Science Department. His office is in CT247. Email: jburger@neit.edu. Phone 739-5000, ext. 3334.

Recruitment for guest speakers
Dr Don Kieffer is looking for guest speakers to address students in two different psychology courses currently offered at NEIT: Human Relations in the Workplace and Developing Leadership in the Workplace. He is interested in identifying NEIT grads who are currently in management positions and are willing to talk with students about customer service and/or the challenge of managing People. Guest speakers would be interviewed in front of the class by the instructor und would be given a set of discus¬sion questions in advance of the class. There is a need for speakers at both daytime and evening class sections. If interested, contact Dr. Kieffer at 4OI-739-5OOO, ext. 3541 or dkieffer@neitedu.